Ferrari’s plug-in hybrid twin-turbo V-6-powered 296 is the quickest rear-wheel-drive car MotorTrend has ever tested. In other words, it’s amazing.
has ever tested. Each of the six quicker cars we've tested relies on all-wheel-drive traction to save a precious tenth or two in the 0-60-mph sprint and only two cars, each making more than 1,000 hp, can beat the rear-drive Ferrari in a quarter-mile drag.The numbers: The 2023 Ferrari 296 GTB hits 60 mph from a stop in 2.3 seconds, beating the previous record holder by a single tenth of a second. That car?Keep the throttle pinned, and the 296 GTB cracks off a 9.
All the while, it really does sound like some new kind of V-12. Ferrari's engineers took to calling it the"piccolo V-12" . To our ears, it sounds like a cross between a flat-six and a V-12.Raw acceleration isn't the only thing the 2023 Ferrari 296 GTB does well. When you're travelling near 150 mph after only a quarter of a mile, big brakes are a must. The 296 stops from 60 mph, our standard metric, in just 88 feet.
Likewise, the brake pedal takes some getting used to. This is Ferrari's second go at a brake-by-wire system, and it's not quite as good as the first attempt ; it's better than the F8 and 488 before it but not as good as the SF90. The 296 has a slightly wooden brake pedal feel that requires you to apply a bit of blind trust in the braking system rather than relying entirely on what your foot tells you.
Most difficult to ignore is the hybrid system's state of tune. It's pretty good, but there are a few wrinkles still in need of ironing out, and you notice them driving to and from the track or your favorite road. The good news is, they only exist in the default Hybrid driving mode. Switching to Performance or Qualifying solves the problem immediately .
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